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IJmuiden sea lock PPP reaches financial close

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Mott MacDonald is lenders’ technical advisor1 to the OpenIJ consortium2 on the project.

After almost 100 years in operation the current northern lock is to be replaced by a new 70m wide, 500m long, 18m deep lock system to ensure that the Amsterdam port area remains accessible for the new generation of medium-sized vessels. The larger, tide-independent lock will also reduce waiting times for ships and provide opportunities for future capacity expansion.

Mott MacDonald provided due diligence and technical reports to support financial close and will now provide construction monitoring services to help the project stay on programme and budget.

Joost van Loon, Mott MacDonald’s project director, said: “This project builds on Mott MacDonald’s previous infrastructure experience in the Netherlands and Belgium, where we are one of the leading providers of technical advice having worked on over 20 PPP schemes.”

Construction is due to commence in early 2016, with the new lock available for shipping by the end of 2019. The new lock will then be maintained by OpenIJ for 26 years.

SCPA achieves first quarter TEU growth of nearly 10%

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SCPA handled 167,549 TEU last month, an 11.1% increase from September 2014 volumes. Since the 2016 fiscal year began in July, SCPA has moved 513,299 TEU.

As measured in pier containers, 289,610 boxes have moved across SCPA docks fiscal year to date. Pier container volume is up 8.6% from the 266,741 boxes handled during the same period last fiscal year.

“Our growth is indicative of broad-based strength across all market segments,” said SCPA president and CEO Jim Newsome. “While our volumes are likely to see more modest growth than last fiscal year, we expect to continue to experience increases above the U.S. port market average.”

Non-containerised cargo was 16.5% higher than plan during the first quarter, with 356,746 pier tonnes handled. In September, Charleston moved 81,137 tonnes of breakbulk cargo and the Port of Georgetown handled 30,360 tonnes.

The Inland Port achieved 7,214 rail moves in September, bringing fiscal year-to-date volume to 22,103 moves. The facility’s strong volumes are 50.5 percent ahead of plan.

Towage strike at Greek ports and terminals

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The Crew Union of Towage Companies in Greece has announced the action in protest of the planned privatisation of Piraeus and Thessaloniki ports.

During the two stoppage periods, vessels will not be able to berth or sail from ports or terminals. ISS Greece is working with its clients to minimise delays and will keep its clients updated.

GPA to invest USD152 million in Brunswick over next 10 years

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“In order to ensure efficient processing of cargo, our capacity must remain higher than current demand,” Foltz said. “To that end, we will be improving Brunswick facilities serving each of our major business sectors here, including automotive, breakbulk and bulk cargo,” he said.

Foltz said that over the past decade, the GPA has spent USD46.2 million on infrastructure upgrades at the Port of Brunswick. Over the next 10 years, the Authority plans to more than triple that investment, calling for another USD152 million in improvements.

In one of those projects, the GPA intends to add a fourth berth to serve roll-on/roll-off cargo at Colonel’s Island Terminal. The GPA has submitted a permit request to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the new berth, and hopes to begin construction in 2016.

Brunswick’s FY2015 automotive tonnage made the port the fastest growing major Ro/Ro terminal in the U.S., with a 10-year cumulative annual growth rate of 12.8%, compared to the national growth rate average for Ro/Ro ports from FY2005 to FY2015 of 4.5%.

“Served by eight ocean carriers, Colonel’s Island Terminal offers three modern Ro/Ro berths and four on-terminal auto processors, handling cargo for more than 60 auto and heavy machinery manufacturers,” said GPA Board Vice Chairman Jimmy Allgood. “With 696 acres in use and 641 acres permitted for expansion on Colonel’s Island, GPA can easily accommodate additional Ro/Ro business.”

The GPA is currently preparing 40 acres on the south side of Colonel’s Island to be pad ready for new port customers. The U.S. Southeast is the fastest growing consumer market for autos.